Hair-curling apparatus.



P. ROOS.

HAIR CURLING APPARATUS- APPLICATION men SEPT- I8. 1913.

. Patented Dec. 5,1916.

WITNESSES PIERRE RODS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAIR-CURLING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

/ Application filed September 18, 1913. Serial No. 790,448.

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PmunnRbos, residing at 18 East Forty-sixth street, in the city of New York, county of ,New .York,

and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair- Curling Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to'a hair drying and curling apparatus, and while it is particularly adapted for use in hair dressing parlors and like places, it is as well adapted for home use, if desired.

I particular object of the invention is to provide a convenient mechanism, whereby the strands of hair from the various parts of the head of the user may be simultaneously operated upon without discomfort to the user. I

A further and more particular object is to provide a mechanism comprising a required number of heating and drying devices supported in such manner as to be adjustable in all directions with respect to eachother, these drying devices being constructed to receive portions of the strands of the users hair and to retain the strands in a natural position without pulling the hair or other- Wise discomforting the user, the heating devices being conveniently connected to a source of electricity or other means for warming them.

A further object is to provide a simple and eliioient curling device about which the.

strands of hair may be engaged and held in a. desired twisted or curled condition while within the heating devices, the curling devices also serving to retain the hair to facilitate its introduction into the heating devices. p

Other objects and aims of the inventlon, more or less specific than those referred to above, will be in part obvious and In part pointed out'in the'course of the following description of the elements, combinations, arrangements of parts and apphcatlons of principles, constituting the invention; and the scope of protection contemplated wlll be indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings whichare to be taken as a part of this specification, and in which I have shown a merely preferred form of embodiment of the invention:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mechanism constructed in accordance with the provisions of this invention, and illustrating the manner of use thereof; Fig. 2 is a side elevational view, partly in section, of one of the heating devices, detached; nd Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of he curling devices.

With the above objects in view, the invention comprises parts, an illustration of one form of which is shown in the drawings, and this illustration may be described in detail as follows :The numeral 1 indicates a lighting fixture, such as is in common use and which comprises preferably a cylin- 'drical pipe or standard of uniform diameter.

The upper end of this pipe is connected to the ceiling or other support as at 2. At the lower end is provided a device 3 formed with a number of outlets 4, all of which is common to an ordinary lighting fixture. Within the outlets 4:, screw plugs or other terminal means may be detachably engaged to transmit electric current from the outlets 1 along flexible cords 5 to the heating devices 6. The heating devices may be detachably connected to the cord 5, if desired, through the medium of socket circuit breaking devices 7. The heating devices 6 are each independently supported at the lower end of a cable or chain 8 which extends upwardly about a pulley 9, and has its opposite end counterweighted as by a weight 10. The weights are of substantially the same weight as the heating members, and serve to maintain the heating members at any selected elevations. To support the pulleys 9 for the several heating members, I provide a bracket or support 11, which comprises a sleeve 12, mounted upon the pipe of the lighting fixture near the upper end thereof, and capable of being adjusted along the pipe, andheld in any adjusted relation by set screws 13. Extending in radial di- I rections from the sleeve 12 are a plurality of rods 14, one for each heating member. These rods are preferably of a uniform cross-section, and the pulleys 9 are provided 1 ing fixture. This bracket 16 is provided with a plurality of arms, preferably one for each of the heating devices, the same as the bracket 11 just described. The arms of the bracket 16, however, are somewhat longer than the arms of the bracket 11, and at their ends are forked as at 17, to provide seats within which a cable 8 may rest, when it is desired to hold the heatingdevice of that cable in a position greatly removed from the,center of the structure. Along the length of each of the arms of the bracket 16, are provided. forked members 18. These are adapted to be engaged by the cables 8, When it is desired to hold a heater at a posi- .tion relatively nearer the center of the structure. The arms of the bracket 16 are pivotally mounted at their inner ends, as at 19, between spaced flanges ofa sleeve20, mounted upon the pipe of the lighting fixture adjustable vertically thereof by set screws 21.

From the above description, it will be apparent that a person desiring to use the apparatus may stand or sit beneath the same, and the heating members 6 of the device may be adjusted to any desired position,

relative to her head, either vertically or horizontally, the vertical; adjustment being v accomplishedwiththe use of the counterweighted cables, and i the horizontal adj ustinent being accomplished *by" swinging the" arms of the 'brac ketilfi about, their pivots and adjusting .the} cables upon the forked 17'-18, if desired, as shown in Fig. 1.

" ing the bracket or support llfvertically'of' customershead so as to hold-the heating devices against undue lateral movement. In'

members or seats 117 -1-18. The intermediate portions of the, wires 5 may obviously be caught up and supportedupon the "arms of the bracket 16 orupon the forked members An apparatus constructed as above may be readlly installed'in hair-dressing parlors and the like} After the operator has adjusta 7 ed each of the. several heating devices into of: the most "appropriate positions to suit the in- 45 dividual customer, he may then adjust all tity, that is, without changing their posiof the heating devices collectively as an aim tions relatively to each other, and even Without changing their collective .position relatively to the customers head, in case the customer'desires to change from a sitting position to a standing position, or vice-versa. The several heating devices may be thus col-I lectively adjusted as an entity forani'yide sired purpose after having been "adjusted with relation to each other, bymerely slid the standard 1.

The lower bracket 16. may be adjusted vertically of the standard whenever occasion requires. In some cases ity is desirable that thisbracket be arranged quite close to the such cases it becomes necessary to change the elevation of .the bracket 16 according to whether the customer is in a standing or a sitting position, etc. The adjustability of the two brackets thus cooperate to produce a highly desirable and valuable feature of this invention.

It is, of course, not desired to limit the scope of this invention to the use of an or.- dinary electric light fixture. Obviously any other appropriate structure may be emably supported upon the arms of the bracket 11 may be made use of for adjusting the heaters laterally with respect to each other in lieu of the means provided in the bracket 5 16, ifdesired. These two features for elfecting lateral adjustment serve as auxiliaries to each other.

vice adaptable to use in connection with this invention, I have'illustra ted the" structure tubular member havingldouble walls, be-

. tween which walls isarranged an electrical heating element for heating. the hollow of 1 the tube. f I e The curling devicesillustrated, comprise a pair of tubular members 22, pivotally con-' nected together by one of their ends as at 23. Each of'these members isformed with-a plurality of apertures through its walls vat As an example ofatypeof heating de-' shown in Fig. 2.- This heater comprises a spaced intervals along their length. The

strands of :hair mayv be wound or curled about the tubes in any desired manner, and the free ends of the {tubesbrought together to hold the hairin. thatposition while being introduced into, andwhile contained within,

the heating device; If desired, the hair may be'- slightl. moistened or otherwise treated rim: to

sing insertedwithin the heater. he' apertu-res through the walls of the tu-- members 22 of thecurlers permit the l .9" ratios fheat intothehollows of the tu- 'ihui jaiiimembers and faxcilit t th drying f'process.

1 {It has been found "that hair wound or "curled u on curlers of this general description, an I placed within 'h'eating devices, as

illustrated, and dried while curled about the curlers, will maintain-a curly or wavy appearance for a week or ers are removed. v

As many.- changes could be made 1 in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of this inven tion could be made without departing from more, after the curlmatter contained in the above description the scope thereof, it is intended that all orshown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the lan guage used. in the following claims is intended to cover all ofthe generic and specific features of the invention herein de ity of independent heating devlces, meanswhereby said heating devices are adjustable relatively to each other, and means whereby said heating devices are collectively adjustable as an entity.

2. In a hair curling apparatus, a plurality of independent heating devices, a plurality of counterweighted cables one for sup-. porting each of said heating devices, and a single adjustable support for said counterweighted cables whereby said heating devices are collectively adjustable as an entity.

.3. In a hair curling apparatus, a stand-' ard, a plurality of independent'heating devices, @a support, means independently adjustably connecting said heating devices with said support, and means whereby said support is adjustable upon'said standard so as to adjust said heating devices collectively as an entity.

4. In a hair curlingapparatus, a plurality of independent heating devices, a support therefor, a plurality of cables depending from said support one for connecting each of said heating devices to said support, means whereby the said cables adjustably connect said heating devices with said support to independently adjust the elevation of said heating devices with respect to each other, means whereby sa1d support-1s adjustable to adjust the elevatlon of sald heating devices collectively as an entity, and

means for independently laterally adjusting said heating devices. I

5. In a hair curling apparatus, a plurality of independent heating devices, a support therefor, a plurality of cables depend ing from said support one for connecting each of said heating devices to. said support, means whereby the said cables adjustably connect said heatingdevices with said support to independently adjust the elevation of said heating devices with respect to each other, means whereby said support is adjustable to' adjust the elevation of said heating devices collectively as an entity, a bracket comprising means -whereby said heating devices may be independently laterally adjusted relatively to each other, and

means whereby said bracket is adjustable with respect to said support.

6'. A hair curling apparatus, comprising a standard, a support, a plurality of independent heating devices, a plurality of cables hanging from said support to the lower end of which said heating devices are connected respectively, said cables being counterweighted whereby said heating devices may be adjusted vertically with respect to each other, means whereby said support is vertically adjustably connected to said standard, and a bracket also vertically adjustably connected to said standard comprising means for engaging said cables whereby said heating devices may be ad justed laterally with respect to each other.

7. In a hair curling apparatus, a plurality of independent heating devices, and means whereby said heatin devices are independently adjustablev re atively to each other comprising a commonsupport formed of a plurality of radially projecting arms, a plurality of slidesone carried by each of said arms, and means connecting said heating devices severally with said slides.

.8. In a hair curling device, a plurality of I I independent heating devices, a support having a plurality of arms formed thereon, means whereby said heating devices are adjustably connected to said arms respectivel to be adjusted vertically with respect to eac othe and means whereby said connecting mea' s is adjustable upon said arms to adjust said heating devices laterally with respect to each other.

9. In a hair curling device, a plurality of independent heating devices, a support having a plurality of arms formed thereon, means whereby said heating devices are adjustably connected to said arms respectively to be. adjusted vertically with respect to each other, means where y said connecting means is adjustable upon said arms to adjust said heating devices laterally with respect to each other, and means whereby said support itself is adjustably mounted whereby sa d heating devices may be collectively adjusted as an entity. 10. In a hair'curling device, a standard, a plurality of independent heating devices, means whereby said heating devices are independently laterally adjustable relatively to each other, and auxiliary means also for providing lateral adjustment of said heating devices relatively to each other.

11. Ina hair curling device, a plurality of heating devices, a support, means for adjustably connecting said heating devices to said support whereb said heating devices are vertically adjusta le with respect to each other, means comprised in said support whereby said heating devices are adjustable laterally with respect to each other, and auxiliary means whereby sald heating de- &

vices are rendered independently laterally adjustable with respect to each other.

, 12. In a hair curling device, a plurality of heating devices, a support, means for adjustably connecting said heating devices to said support whereby said heating devices are vertically adjustable with respect to each other, means comprised in said support whereby said heating devices are adjustable laterally with respect to each other, auxiliary means whereby said heating devices are rendered independently laterallyadjustable with respect to each other, and means whereby said heating devices are collectively adjustable as an entity.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.-

PIERRE ROOS. Witnesses:

L. HOBSFORD HANDIE, NATHALm THOMPSON; 

